Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
6 pending office actions • 4 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Saint-Gobain North America Inc. is managing 8 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed across 8 distinct examiners and 6 distinct art units. JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action. The portfolio shows no examiner concentration, as each of the 8 pending office actions is assigned to a different examiner.
However, the 6 distinct art units indicate that some examiners are working within the same specialized USPTO groups. With 8 distinct examiners and 8 pending actions, every case requires a unique approach tailored to the individual examiner style. The prosecution strategy must also account for the standards of 6 different art units in the chemistry and materials field. Practitioners must manage 8 separate relationships and sets of examiner preferences across the 6 distinct art units.
The lack of concentration under JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R means that no single examiner habits will dictate the outcome of the entire portfolio. Strategy should be focused on the individual requirements of each art unit within the Chemistry & Materials area. The 8 pending office actions represent a set of challenges across the USPTO. Each application requires a unique approach tailored to the specific examiner and the technical standards of their respective art unit. The outcome of the 8 pending office actions will impact the company intellectual property standing.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (83%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R | 1 | 49.6% | +32.6% |
| ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 1 | 73.8% | +24.6% |
| ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E | 1 | 78.4% | +28.7% |
| PIZIALI, ANDREW T | 1 | 28.4% | +27.4% |
| HEINCER, LIAM J | 1 | 55.8% | +26.0% |
| USELDING, JOHN E | 1 | 53.8% | +17.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18029753 | EARLY STRENGTH SLAG-BASED CEMENTITIOUS BINDER | USELDING, JOHN E | 28d |
| 19090084 | CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR SEALING PROTRUSIONS THROUGH PREAPPLIED WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS | JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R | — |
| 19035250 | MOISTURE MANAGEMENT IN VERTICAL ROLLER MILLS | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | — |
| 19001233 | CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR SEALING PROTRUSIONS THROUGH PREAPPLIED WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS | ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E | — |
| 18962761 | BELOW GRADE WATERPROOFING WITH BENTONITE | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18029753 | EARLY STRENGTH SLAG-BASED CEMENTITIOUS BINDER | USELDING, JOHN E | 28d |
| 19090084 | CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR SEALING PROTRUSIONS THROUGH PREAPPLIED WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS | JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R | — |
| 19035250 | MOISTURE MANAGEMENT IN VERTICAL ROLLER MILLS | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | — |
| 19001233 | CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR SEALING PROTRUSIONS THROUGH PREAPPLIED WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS | ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E | — |
| 18962761 | BELOW GRADE WATERPROOFING WITH BENTONITE | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | — |
| 18473955 | POLYURETHANE COMPOSITIONS FOR SEALING PROTRUSIONS THROUGH PREAPPLIED WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS | HEINCER, LIAM J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1759 | 1 |
| 1787 | 1 |
| 1767 | 1 |
| 1763 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19090084 | CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR SEALING PROTRUSIONS THROUGH PREAPPLIED WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS | JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R | 1759 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19035250 | MOISTURE MANAGEMENT IN VERTICAL ROLLER MILLS | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 19001233 | CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR SEALING PROTRUSIONS THROUGH PREAPPLIED WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS | ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E | 1787 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18962761 | BELOW GRADE WATERPROOFING WITH BENTONITE | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18473955 | POLYURETHANE COMPOSITIONS FOR SEALING PROTRUSIONS THROUGH PREAPPLIED WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS | HEINCER, LIAM J | 1767 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18029753 | EARLY STRENGTH SLAG-BASED CEMENTITIOUS BINDER | USELDING, JOHN E | 1763 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialSaint-Gobain North America Inc. has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 6 examiners.
Brieann R Johnston has the most, with 1 of Saint-Gobain North America Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
